Three Salukis earn spots on MVC Scholar-Athlete teams
04/22/2009 | 12:00:00 | Women's Tennis
April 22, 2009
By Megan Kramper
www.SIUSalukis.com
St. Louis, Mo.-Three Saluki tennis players have been named to the Missouri Valley Conference tennis scholar-athlete teams for the 2008-09 season the league announced Wednesday.
Anton Leonenko and Hugo Vidal were both named to the men's first team while Martina Vianna Ce was named to the women's first team as well.
Leonenko, a junior from Calgary, Canada studying finance, has a 3.90 GPA at SIU where this season he won Flight 5 singles at the MVC Championships in January while compiling an 11-7 overall record and 3-2 MVC record in singles this season. Leonenko was also named to the SIU Dean's list last year.
Vidal, a senior from La Ciotat, France studying business managment, has a 3.827 GPA at SIU and this is his second straight year earning a spot on the MVC scholar-athlete first team. Vidal has an overall singles reord of 13-6 and went 6-0 in MVC action.
"I am so very pleased that both Hugo and Anton have achieved this honor. They both work extremely hard to excel in their studies and deserve to be recognized and I am very proud of them both," Head coach Dann Nelson said.
On the women's side, Martina Vianna Ce also earned her second consecutive scholar athlete award as she earned an honorable mention nod last season. Vianna Ce, a junior studying foreign language and international business, has a 3.724 GPA at SIU and was also named a ITA Scholar Athlete for the 2007-08 season.
Vianna Ce currently has an overall singles record of 12-9 and 6-1 in MVC play. She also partnered primarily with Vishakha Sheoran at No. 3 doubles this season as the duo was ranked No. 68 from March 31-April 13.
"Martina is a leader on the court and part of the reason she is co-captain is because she is a leader on the court and in the classroom," Head coach Audra Nothwehr said.
The Salukis will begin play in the MVC Tournament in Omaha, Neb. beginning on Friday as the No. 2 seeded men's squad faces off against No. 7 Creighton while the No. 3 seeded women's squad matches up against No. 6 Evansville. Both matches begin at 12:30 p.m.
2009 Men's Tennis Scholar-Athlete Team
First Team Selections
Michel Macara-Chvili, Sr., Bradley, Industrial Engineering, 3.87
Evgeny Samoylov, Sr., Bradley, Accounting, 4.00 Jose Guerra, Sr., Creighton, Political Science, 3.702
Maor Zirkin, Sr., Drake, International Business, 3.27
Xavier Riart-Ferrer, Jr., Illinois State, Chemistry, 3.71
Daniel Tobar, Sr., Illinois State, International Business, 3.46
Anton Leonenko, Jr., Southern Illinois, Finance, 3.90
Hugo Vidal, Sr., Southern Illinois, Business Mangament, 3.827
Adrian Chermaci, So., Wichita State, Sport Management, 3.69
Jonathan Obrist, Jr., Wichita State, Geology, 3.48
2009 Men's Tennis Scholar-Athlete Team
Honorable Mention Selections
Michael Elson, Sr., Creighton, Finance, 3.747
Guilherme Marsiglia, Jr., Drake, Finance/Economics, 3.57
Ivan Mendoza, Sr., Drake, Information Systems, 3.09
Michael Wenham, Sr., Indiana State, Psychology, 3.94
Scott McCormick, So., Wichita State, Communication, 4.00
2009 Women's Tennis Scholar-Athlete Team
First Team Selections
Kim Bruan, Sr., Bradley, Industrial Engineering, 3.87
Tess Reddin, Jr., Creighton, International Business, 3.409
Kari Sloboth, Sr., Drake, Pharmacy, 3.69
Veronika Leszayova, Sr., Drake, Graphic Design, 3.49
Kate Chybowski, So., Evansville, Biology, 3.97
Stephanie Millis, Sr., Evansville, Health Services Administration, 3.97
Ashton Schwerin, So., Evansville, Biology, 4.00
Tanja Hrovatic, Sr., Illinois State, Management, 3.39
Martina Vianna Ce, Jr., Southern Illinois, International Trade & Managment/ Foreign Language, 3.742
Torrie Browning, Sr., Wichita State, Communication, 3.29
Lenore Lazaroiu, Jr., Wichita State, International Business, 3.74
2009 Women's Tennis Scholar-Athlete Team
Honorable Mention Selections
Erin Krubeck, Sr., Bradley, Marketing, 3.60
Emily Regenold, Jr., Bradley, Communication, 3.45
Allie Cox, Sr., Evansville, Finance, 3.30
Sampada Kanade, Jr., UNI, Psychology, 3.33
Diana Mendez, So., UNI, Management, 3.87
Anna Egorova, Sr., Wichita State, Communication/Integrated Marketing, 3.07
Florentina Hanisch, Jr., Wichita State, Management, 3.33
